Castellar de n'Hug

Castellar de n'Hug (Catalan pronunciation: [kəstəˈʎa ðə ˈnuk], Spanish: Castellar de Nuch) is a municipality in the comarca of the Berguedà in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated on the southern slopes of the pyrenean range of the Creueta. The Llobregat river has its source on the territory of the municipality. The village is served by the B-403 road, which links it with La Pobla de Lillet and which continues over the Creueta to the comarques of the Ripollès and the Cerdanya.

Castellar de n'Hug
Municipality
Town Hall.
Coat of arms
Castellar de n'Hug
Location in Catalonia
Castellar de n'Hug
Castellar de n'Hug (Spain)
Coordinates: 42°17′06″N 2°01′08″E
Country Spain
Community Catalonia
ProvinceBarcelona
ComarcaBerguedà
Government
 • MayorSalvador Juncà Armengou (2015)[1] (CiU)
Area
 • Total47.1 km2 (18.2 sq mi)
Elevation
1,395 m (4,577 ft)
Population
 (2018)[3]
 • Total165
 • Density3.5/km2 (9.1/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Castellanès
Postal code
08696
Websitewww.ajcastellardenhug.cat

The Asland del Clot del Moro cement factory, now closed along with the railway line which linked it to Guardiola de Berguedà, is a notable example of modernista industrial architecture. The Roman church of Sant Vincenç de Rus conserves some original mural paintings.

References
  1. "Ajuntament de Castellar de n'Hug". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
  2. "El municipi en xifres: Castellar de n'Hug". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
  3. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  • Panareda Clopés, Josep Maria; Rios Calvet, Jaume; Rabella Vives, Josep Maria (1989). Guia de Catalunya, Barcelona: Caixa de Catalunya. ISBN 84-87135-01-3 (Spanish). ISBN 84-87135-02-1 (Catalan).


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